Chicken fountain



- 1,642,926 'J. IMSCHWEILER CHICKEN FOUNTAIN Filed May 24, 1926 7 5g INVENTOR,

closes and the water stops running andhav- Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN msonwnxnnnfor' IneLEwoon, oAL'monnIA. I

' cnicxnnrounmm Appliea tionlll ed m 24, 1926. "Seria11io.'1 11,428.

My invention relates to'poultry yard *ap# pliances, and consists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

An ob ec t is to makea chicken fountain having a conduit for carrying-from a'source I of su'pplyto a poultry drinking receptacle.

Another object is to-inake a chicken fountaiirhav'ing a conduit extending over a float and downwardly so that the running water 'may readily be se'enand will notsplash. o' Another object is to make a chicken foun tain having a self closing valve operated by a float so that when the float goes down the valve is opened and the water allowed to run and when the'fioatgoes up the valve inoa conduit for carrying the wateryto drinking receptacle;

Another object is to make a float controlledchickenfountain in WlllChi water is carried from'a st-andpipehead toadrinking receptacle through a conduit,- so that the drinking"receptacle may be out of vertical alignmentwith the connection ofthe stahdpipe head with the receiving end of the conduit.

lAnother objectis to make a chicken fountain having a conduit'forming a close connection with azstandpipe head soas to receive water from standpipe head without splashing the water and so a's'toconductthe water to a founta ndr nkingv receptacle, the

ing receptacle.

1 r, 'My invention consists ofa standpipe head,

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conduit serving as an arm andthere being a float on the swingingend of the conduit and adapted 'to-rest upon'i'tlie water in the drinka self closing valve in the standpipeihead a conduitl-pivotallyconnected to the standpipe head and adapted to fitthe head, so "as to hold the water from spattering, a valve opener in the conduitand a float connected to the conduit. p v Fig. l'is 'a perspective of a chicken foun-f I 2 is an enlarged fragmentary. vertical central sectionof the standpipe head and associated parts. I

Fig. 3 1s I and elevation showing t-hedrinklng receptacle out'of vertical alignment with the -con -o Fig. 4 is a du ithead. V-

p crosssection on the line of Fig.2 and looking downwardly. I Fig. 5 is a perspective of the valve opener.

'tain embodying the principles of my invenreduced fragmentary section "The standpipe l isattached to a water supply pipe not shown and 'isintended {to be supplied constantly with the water under some pressure. An elbow 2 isfixed upon the upper' e'nd of the standpipe l.

The standpipe-head '3 is a casting and has anipple 4 screwed firmly into the elbow 2,a nd the nip'ple 4 has a bore 5 leading from its nnerend into the head 3 and communi eating with the valve chamber 6.1

When considered with the nipplee standpipe head 3 is elbow'shapedinside elevation" with the discharge end pointing downwardly; The nipple 4 is preferablyone quarter inch pipe size.

The valve cl1an1ber'6 is formed from the lower 'endof' the standpipe head3 and has an enlarged screw: threaded portion7, a re-' duced packing seat 8pextending upwardly from-the, portion 7 and a still further-reducedportion 9 extending upwardly from the seat 8 to the bore 5 so that the bore 5 and'ithe chamber 6 form a water passage leading from the elbow 2 and discharging downwardly. I V V The lower portion of the head 3 has a extending downwardly from a seat 11, an extension portion '12 extending downwardly from the head 10 and having a rounded and ,lower face, and the valve chamber 6 is circular slightly tapered or roundedhead 1O formed from the extreme lower face of the portion 12. v Ears'13 and 14 extend forwardly from the head 10 and'apivot pin 15, preferably a cotter, 'is mounted in the ears 13' and 14:. r r

The conduit head 16 is preferablystamped i erablya tube v 22. i k

' It is to be understoodthat the conduit may be of any form that will producea trough or channel to positively fcarry water laterally. V V

= The operating stem 23 of the self-closing "valve 27 of the valve construction '24 extends downwardly below the lower face of the extension 12.- r

The head'25 of valve "construction upper end of the tube is expanded into the lower part of the tapered portion 20, so as to make a rounded inner corner 32 to avoid the tendency to catch ater and cause it to rebound.

. Consideringthe elbow 2 as pointing torwardly the pin 15 is in lront and the notches 30 and 31 are respectively at the front and back. i i

The valve opener 33 is a flat piece of metal formed with a punchand die and has a straight shank projections 00 and. 36 extending outwardly above the shank and an inclined workin face 2 upon upper end.

The valve opener 233 is placed in position by inserting it downwardly through the head 16 until the sha k ill is pushed tightly into the upper end out the tube 22 and the projections and 36 are pressed into the notches 80 and 81.

- The working face 3'? is in position to engage the lower end ol the operatii'ig stem 23 so that when the conduit head 16 swings upon the pin 15 the sell-closing valve 21'' is opened or allowed to close.

The valve opener 33 is comparatively thin and leaves openings 38 and 39 atits side to allow water to pass lrocly dowinvardly.

The conduit 29 has a portion ell) enteruling downwardly from the head lo, a portion l'l curved downwardly and :lorwardly lOlll llllO portion ll), a portion extending lorwardly from the portion ll, and a portion 4.13 extending forwardly and downwardly from the portion 42.

The float conaists of the lower portion lland the upper portion 453.

Thetloat is pressed l'rom l llttlh metal and the two portions are reversed relative to each other and :ixriii'eiil together by interlocking portions tor-fining a rim to. y i

The upper portion {l5 has a groove l7 pressed downwardly diametrically across its top and the portion ill of the conduit is substantially halt embedded in the groove and securely soldered. i

The portion ll: of the conduit .l'ornrii the discharge end and is slightly above the normal level l8 of the drinking water in the crock 49 so that the flow of water may readily be seen, and that the flowing water discharges in a collected or non-sputtering or armbstructcd condition directly into the drinking water in the crock 49. l

The crock a l) may be of ordinary stonewere or it may be any suitable form of pan or receptacle i'or poultry to drink from.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the crock ll) may be some distance in front of the conduit head 16 and need not be in vertical alignment with the head 16, because the Water is conducted :l'orwardly by the conduit and does not fall directly downwardly.

When desired the float may be swung upwardly and hackwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fi 1, and will rest in this position indefinitely while the self-closing valve construction Zet is being removed and a new valve inserted or while the crock ll) is being emptied and cleaned and for other purposes.

Yv'hile l have shown and described what I now consider the best construction it is to be understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim: a y

l. A chicken :tountain having a standpipe head a self-closing valve controlling the passage through the head, a movable conduit connected to the head and adapted to catch the water when thevalve is open, a valve opener in the conduit, and a float for operating the conduit so as to open the valve.

2. A chicken fountain comprising a stand pipe head adapted to be attached to a standpipe and to discharge the water downwardly and having, a sclliclosing valve, a movable conduit leading downwardly and laterally from said head, a float for raising and lowering tne conduit, and a valve opener in the conduit adapted to open the valve when the conduit is lowered by the float.

3. A chicken fountain having a standpipe head, a sell-closing valve cont-rolling the pass; go through the hiad, a movable conduit connected to the head and adapted tocatch the water when the, valve is open, a valve opener in the conduit, and a float for operating the conduit so as to open the valve, the conduit passing over the float and dis charging licyoi'id the lloat. i

-:l-.. A chicken tountain having a vertically movable alve and a float controlled valve operating conduit.

5. A ilountain comprising a valve con trolled water outlet; a hingedly supported conduit in connnunicatiou with the water outlet; a lost connected with the conduit and means inovabl-c with the conduit for opeiatin' The valve oi. the water outlet.

6. A tountz'lin COlllPTlSll'lg a float; a alve controlled water outlet; a conduit movable with the tloat and arranged to operate the valve, said: conduit having its one end in communication with the ater outlet and its other end dispo ed to discl'iarge over and beyond the float.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN IMSCHWEILER. 

